Application of Watershed Segmentation on Biomedical Images as an Educational Tool

Şefika Çağlan; Ali Değirmenci; İlyas Çankaya; Ömer Faruk Göktaş

Makale detayları

Application of Watershed Segmentation on Biomedical Images as an Educational Tool

Yazarlar:

Şefika Çağlan | Ali Değirmenci | İlyas Çankaya | Ömer Faruk Göktaş

Yayıncı:

Fırat University

Ana Başlıklar:

Elektrik Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Dergi:

Fırat Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.37 Issue 2, pp.763-780

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357264

pISSN:

1308-9072

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Özet:

 Image segmentation is the operation of dividing an image into multiple segments. Watershed segmentation is a widely used region-based segmentation method because of basic and fast features. This segmentation method that is based on morphological operations is used for several areas especially in medical image applications such as magnetic resonance imaging MRI, computed tomography CT and histopathological images. In general, the segmentation problems with these types of images are originated from noise, nonhomogeneity and touching objects. For solving such problems, watershed segmentation is a powerful tool. In addition to all these advantages, if watershed segmentation is applied to image without any additional process, generally it gives an oversegmentation problem. Marker controlled watershed segmentation is improved to overcome this problem. In this article, five different algorithms about marker-controlled watershed segmentation, which each one is modified from five different articles, are applied on a grayscale bone plasmacytoma image and results are compared. An educational platform related with these algorithms is presented by using MATLAB App Designer. Designed graphical user interface GUI using App Designer is helpful tool for comparing different algorithms of marker-controlled watershed segmentation. Moreover, image processing learners can use it easily and can observe effectiveness of algorithms. So, the created educational platform has academic and educational characteristics. The advantage of this application is not only comparing different algorithms but also learning different marker-controlled watershed segmentation methods.

 Image segmentation is the operation of dividing an image into multiple segments. Watershed segmentation is a widely used region-based segmentation method because of basic and fast features. This segmentation method that is based on morphological operations is used for several areas especially in medical image applications such as magnetic resonance imaging MRI, computed tomography CT and histopathological images. In general, the segmentation problems with these types of images are originated from noise, nonhomogeneity and touching objects. For solving such problems, watershed segmentation is a powerful tool. In addition to all these advantages, if watershed segmentation is applied to image without any additional process, generally it gives an oversegmentation problem. Marker controlled watershed segmentation is improved to overcome this problem. In this article, five different algorithms about marker-controlled watershed segmentation, which each one is modified from five different articles, are applied on a grayscale bone plasmacytoma image and results are compared. An educational platform related with these algorithms is presented by using MATLAB App Designer. Designed graphical user interface GUI using App Designer is helpful tool for comparing different algorithms of marker-controlled watershed segmentation. Moreover, image processing learners can use it easily and can observe effectiveness of algorithms. So, the created educational platform has academic and educational characteristics. The advantage of this application is not only comparing different algorithms but also learning different marker-controlled watershed segmentation methods.

 Image segmentation is the operation of dividing an image into multiple segments. Watershed segmentation is a widely used region-based segmentation method because of basic and fast features. This segmentation method that is based on morphological operations is used for several areas especially in medical image applications such as magnetic resonance imaging MRI, computed tomography CT and histopathological images. In general, the segmentation problems with these types of images are originated from noise, nonhomogeneity and touching objects. For solving such problems, watershed segmentation is a powerful tool. In addition to all these advantages, if watershed segmentation is applied to image without any additional process, generally it gives an oversegmentation problem. Marker controlled watershed segmentation is improved to overcome this problem. In this article, five different algorithms about marker-controlled watershed segmentation, which each one is modified from five different articles, are applied on a grayscale bone plasmacytoma image and results are compared. An educational platform related with these algorithms is presented by using MATLAB App Designer. Designed graphical user interface GUI using App Designer is helpful tool for comparing different algorithms of marker-controlled watershed segmentation. Moreover, image processing learners can use it easily and can observe effectiveness of algorithms. So, the created educational platform has academic and educational characteristics. The advantage of this application is not only comparing different algorithms but also learning different marker-controlled watershed segmentation methods.

 Görüntü bölütleme, bir görüntüyü birden fazla bölüme ayırma işlemidir. Havza bölütlemesi, temel ve hızlı özellikleri nedeniyle yaygın olarak kullanılan bölge tabanlı bir bölütleme yöntemidir. Morfolojik işlemlere dayanan bu bölütleme yöntemi, özellikle manyetik rezonans görüntüleme MRI, bilgisayarlı tomografi CT ve histopatolojik görüntüler gibi tıbbi görüntü uygulamalarında birçok alanda kullanılmaktadır. Genel olarak bu tür görüntülerde bölütleme problemleri gürültü, homojen olmama ve dokunan nesnelerden kaynaklanmaktadır. Bu tür problemleri çözmek için havza bölütlemesi güçlü bir araçtır. Tüm bu avantajlarının yanı sıra, havza bölütlemesi herhangi bir ek işlem yapılmadan görüntüye uygulanırsa, genellikle aşırı bölütleme problemi verir. Bu problemin üstesinden gelmek için işaretleyici kontrollü havza bölütlemesi geliştirilmiştir. Bu makalede, işaretleyici kontrollü havza bölütlemesi ile ilgili her biri beş farklı makaleden modifiye edilmiş beş farklı algoritma, gri tonlamalı bir kemik plazmasitom görüntüsü üzerinde uygulanmış ve sonuçlar karşılaştırılmıştır. MATLAB App Designer kullanılarak bu algoritmalarla ilgili bir eğitim platformu sunulmuştur. App Designer kullanılarak tasarlanan grafiksel kullanıcı arayüzü GUI, işaretleyici kontrollü havza segmentasyonunun farklı algoritmalarını karşılaştırmak için yararlı bir araçtır. Ayrıca görüntü işleme öğrenenler bunu kolaylıkla kullanabilir ve algoritmaların etkinliğini gözlemleyebilirler. Dolayısıyla, oluşturulan eğitim platformu akademik ve eğitsel özelliklere sahiptir. Bu uygulamanın avantajı sadece farklı algoritmaları karşılaştırmak değil, aynı zamanda farklı işaretleyici kontrollü havza bölütlemesi yöntemlerini öğrenmektir.

Makale detayları

Application of Watershed Segmentation on Biomedical Images as an Educational Tool

Yazarlar:

Şefika Çağlan | Ali Değirmenci | İlyas Çankaya | Ömer Faruk Göktaş

Yayıncı:

Fırat University

Ana Başlıklar:

Elektrik Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Dergi:

Fırat Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.37 Issue 2, pp.763-780

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357264

pISSN:

1308-9072

Image processing

mathematical morphology

segmentation

watershed transform

MATLAB GUIGörüntü işleme

matematiksel morfoloji

segmentasyon

havza dönüşümü

MATLAB GUI

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Şefika Çağlan | Ali Değirmenci | İlyas Çankaya | Ömer Faruk Göktaş

Yayıncı: Fırat University

Ana Başlıklar: Elektrik Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Dergi: Fırat Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.37 Issue 2, pp.763-780

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001357264

pISSN: 1308-9072

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Şefika Çağlan | Ali Değirmenci | İlyas Çankaya | Ömer Faruk Göktaş

Yayıncı:

Fırat University

Ana Başlıklar:

Elektrik Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Dergi:

Fırat Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi Vol.37 Issue 2, pp.763-780

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357264

pISSN:

1308-9072